Swan Bitcoin CEO Warns AI Is a Nearer Threat to Crypto Security Than Quantum
Cory Klippsten says hackers are using large language models to find software flaws, calling AI a more immediate risk than quantum computing.
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Artificial intelligence represents a more immediate danger to Bitcoin's security than quantum computing, according to Swan Bitcoin founder Cory Klippsten, who said attackers are increasingly turning to large language models to find and exploit software weaknesses.
Speaking on a podcast, Klippsten said that AI-assisted attacks have become a more pressing worry for cryptocurrency firms than the eventual possibility of quantum computers breaking the cryptography that secures digital assets, as reported by BitKE. BitKE reported that he described the near-term threat as being AI, pointing to hackers' expanding use of large language models to test for security gaps.
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